
Puno: Chiz, Co behind 2025 budget insertions
House Deputy Speaker Ronaldo Puno on Wednesday explicitly named then-Senate President Chiz Escudero and Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy Co as the culprits behind the…
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House Deputy Speaker Ronaldo Puno on Wednesday explicitly named then-Senate President Chiz Escudero and Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy Co as the culprits behind the…
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While CoA is the government’s external watchdog, each government agency has its own internal audit service to ensure compliance and efficiency at the agency…
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I have never liked Martin Romualdez, but I’m not sure why. It’s nothing personal.
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Trillions of pesos don’t vanish because a hundred million Filipinos blinked away; they vanish because one person signs yes.
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To follow the rules mechanically, without recognizing their abuse, would reward political maneuvering and punish merit.
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Our Congress is full of dynastic families, and while some of the younger ones cannot yet be judged on their abilities or leadership, it makes people wonder if…
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Turning one into a state witness requires meeting specific criteria — including being the least guilty.
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'I hope that we all help each other to make progress for all. Your voice is needed there, in the real fight, in the real problem.'
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Although there is a seeming commitment to hold everyone liable, the magnitude and complexity of the issue would not allow that.
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When loans get suspended over corruption fears, and officials respond with deflections, it’s the poor who pay the price.
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The ODA is a highly concessional loan, which is practically a donation to the country for its development goals. However, the government needs to raise…
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NEW YORK (AFP) — National Basketball Association (NBA) commissioner Adam Silver said there will be no rush to judgment by the league on allegations that the…
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South Korea's spy agency said Thursday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's daughter, Ju Ae, who recently accompanied him on a high-profile visit to Beijing,…
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NABUNTURAN, Davao de Oro — A P57.2-million flood control project in Barangay Bukal here has partially collapsed less than two years after its completion,…
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The Discaya couple, Curlee and Sara, will have their day in court — at least that’s how their family lawyer and spokesperson, Cornelio Samaniego III, sees it.
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Corruption is not without a price. Each day that we fail to act on it, we are paying a social and economic cost, to this country’s future and the next…
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During Korea Travel Fiesta 2025, which took place 30 and 31 August, the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) turned SM Mall of Asia Music Hall into a wintry…
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North Korea has for years staged test flights of long-range missiles apparently able to reach the continental United States.
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